Written by Leather Phobos the 26 Oct 09 at 21:16.

Instead, it would be easier and simpler to allow you to just single click on the filename to select it for renaming. To open or launch it, just single click on the icon.

This would also come in handy if you want to just copy the filename to the clipboard.

The right-click rename menu item could still be there, I suppose.

I don't think there would be any trouble with people accidentally clicking the filename when they wanted to click the icon, but if someone did that, they could just go ahead and click the icon at that point, to launch it, and the filename would deselect. Or if someone accidentally clicked the filename and then also accidentally hit a key or two, beginning the renaming of the file, they could still hit escape or undo to put the filename back.

In summary this idea is simple, fast, intuitive, and might even help prevent hand pain as the years go by.

(I put this in the category "Usability" but it could also be in "Accessibility" I think.)

Instead, it would be easier and simpler to allow you to just single click on the filename to select it for renaming. To open or launch it, just single click on the icon. This would also come in handy if you want to just copy the filename to the clipboard. The right-click rename menu item could still be there, I suppose. I don't think there would be any trouble with people accidentally clicking the filename when they wanted to click the icon, but if someone did that, they could just go ahead and click the icon at that point, to launch it, and the filename would deselect. Or if someone accidentally clicked the filename and then also accidentally hit a key or two, beginning the renaming of the file, they could still hit escape or undo to put the filename back. In summary this idea is simple, fast, intuitive, and might even help prevent hand pain as the years go by. (I put this in the category "Usability" but it could also be in "Accessibility" I think.)

Written by trustno1uk the 11 Nov 09 at 15:17.

Completely agree with solution 1 but would be better if you had to click on the filename twice once to get focus and then the second to rename. It makes no sense to have to drill down into a menu. These are the little annoyances that stop Ubuntu adoption. All the big things are there and work its the little things like this that make your life harder.

Completely agree with solution 1 but would be better if you had to click on the filename twice once to get focus and then the second to rename. It makes no sense to have to drill down into a menu. These are the little annoyances that stop Ubuntu adoption. All the big things are there and work its the little things like this that make your life harder.